trick, prank, joke, fooling around · amusing, clever, or facetious work of art
çekim: çoğul figle · tamlayan figla
eş: psota, psikus, żart, dowcip, igraszka
köken: Brückner (1927) states that this term is derived from Latin figūra via the dialectal form figuły. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle High German vigilje, from Medieval Latin vigiliae. If so, then a doublet of wigilia (“eve”) and Wigilia (“Christmas Eve”).
playfulness (quality of one, especially a child, who is playful, mischievous, who likes to joke) · playful, mischievous, feisty action; prank, joke; naughty behavior
çekim: çoğul draiskulības · tamlayan draiskulības
eş: draiskums, nebēdnība, nebēdnīgums, nerātnība
köken: From draiskulis (“playful, mischievous one”) + -ība.
Zenta nosvieda zīmuli un jaunības draiskulībā pārlēca pāri galdam, lai apskautu savu bērnības draudzeni
ar jaunības neizsīkstošajiem jokiem un draiskulībām kursanti soļo pa ceļu
komandieris ļoti labi saprata savus padotos un par nevainīgām draiskulībām viņus tikai labsirdīgi norāja
Potentially from an Old Swedish word corresponding to modern Swedish gäck (“clown”), extracted from sayings such as spela gäck (“to play a joke on someone”).